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Anyone who meets John, immediately appreciates that he is an unapologetic positive individual and a man’s whose passion to make a difference is stamped on every page of his life!
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• John Cairns: born and raised in Belleville, On

• Upon completion from high school, became employed with Canadian National Railways.

• Instantly without any warning, all John’s goals and dreams both personally and professionally tumbled into an abyss of devastation.

• On November 30, 1992, at the age of 26, while assembling a train in Toronto yard, John was run over by a 68 ton railway car. John instantly suffered the loss of his right arm and right leg.
  

• After four months recovery at Sunnybrook Trauma Center, John spent the next two years at the Worker’s Compensation Rehabilitation Center, re-learning activities of daily living all over again, all while losing his right-side dominance.

• Through the efforts of his team specialists and John’s own self-determination, his spiritual faith, empathy for others, has adopted a winning attitude.

• John has dedicated his life to enhancing the quality of people’s lives by sharing his own experiences, to empower, to inspire and be a lighthouse of encouragement. His desire to make a difference and give back, has led John to speak to thousands of people in all walks of life as a motivational speaker.

• John regularly visits patients and their families in hospitals; injecting hope, boosting morale and provides a human touch of encouragement towards their recovery.

• Currently, John is in his third year of studies at the University of Waterloo in the Social Development Studies program. John's new roads became paved with a passion and desire to make a difference which led John to become a member with the Rotary Club of Belleville. John is currently the President of The Rotary Club of Belleville, Ont. John is a past Director and Alumni with the Quinte Health Care Board of Directors.

• John enjoys participating in various sports; most recently snow-boarding, down-hill skis, swims, rides his bicycle - runs in the 10K Terry Fox Marathons and plays squash! John is a certified advanced scuba-diver and has his sights on learning to skydive!

• John delivers his dynamic positive presentation to businesses, educational, corporate, and non-profit organizations. John call’s his tragedy a “gift”..a gift he now shares with others! Turning setbacks into comebacks” has made him a....Voice of Victory!